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Kirkland family looks to community

Kirkland family looks to community

Ella needs cancer treatment available only in U.S.

Article online since March 28th 2008
BY ELYSE AMEND elyse.amend@transcontinental.ca Kirkland resident Joe Marchildon is hoping the West Island community will come together to help his wife, Ella, because he says Quebec’s health care system so far has not. In May 2003 – just five months after their home in Pointe Claire...

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30 years of saving breath

30 years of saving breath

Article online since February 14th 2008
BY RAFFY BOUDJIKANIAN raffy.boudjikanian@transcontinental.ca In Quebec, only one in five people knows how to perform CPR, even though the manoeuvre is seen on television and in movies all the time. That means if you happen to need the life-saving technique in a room where there are only...

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West Island HSSC reorganized

West Island HSSC reorganized

Article online since February 6th 2008
“It’s a big thing. It’s not just bringing the four together. It’s an enormous change in the mandate we have.” – Suzanne Turmel BY ELYSE AMEND elyse.amend@transcontinental.ca West Island Health and Social Services Centre (HSSC) executive director Suzanne Turmel sees an eventful...

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Coping with mental illness

Coping with mental illness

Article online since January 25th 2008
BY RAFFY BOUDJIKANIAN raffy.boudjikanian@transcontinental.ca Do you know what Sir John A. Macdonald, Margot Kidder, Elizabeth Manley, Leonard Cohen, and Glenn Gould have in common? Yes, they are all Canadian. They are also all celebrities. They have also suffered from different kinds...

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Kicking the habit

Kicking the habit

Quit for yourself, experts say

Article online since January 24th 2008
BY ELYSE AMEND elyse.amend@transcontinental.ca Sunflower seeds, lollipops, and ice chips are just a few cigarette replacements people trying to quit might use when a craving comes on. As we are half-way through National Non-Smoking Week, which ends on Saturday, some people might be thinking...

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Other News ( 6 to 37 of 45 )

Distance nursing now running ( January 17th 2008 )
ER well above capacity ( January 10th 2008 )
Experts say field is safe ( December 27th 2007 )
Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation zeroes in on donors ( November 9th 2007 )
Start thinking about flu shots ( October 24th 2007 )
Ragweed season back for another round ( August 1st 2007 )
Environmental questions raised concerning plastic grass ( July 26th 2007 )
New hospital foundation director ( June 29th 2007 )
LGH gets two new OB/GYNs ( June 7th 2007 )
Fighting cancer one head at a time ( June 5th 2007 )
Germ outbreak closes three LGH wards ( May 2nd 2007 )
New mental-health booklet ( May 1st 2007 )
Emergency room overload at LGH ( April 18th 2007 )
Avoid Lakeshore hospital ER ( April 16th 2007 )
Hospital unveils clinic to ease pain of soldiers ( March 28th 2007 )
LGH anesthesiologist dearth hits home ( March 23rd 2007 )
West Islanders rally for kidney health month ( March 21st 2007 )
LGH may borrow doctor to keep ORs running ( February 21st 2007 )
OR staff working night shift ( February 14th 2007 )
Pointe Claire family clinic gets boost ( February 14th 2007 )
Funds for chronic-care facility ( February 14th 2007 )
Added support for eating disorders ( January 31st 2007 )
Mental health group marks 25th year ( January 17th 2007 )
Sports therapists take non-traditional route ( January 17th 2007 )
Programme d’intervention en efficacité énergétique ( January 3rd 2007 )
Virus outbreak closes second LGH unit ( December 13th 2006 )
Health director made official ( December 12th 2006 )
Virus outbreak at LGH ( December 6th 2006 )
Lakeshore battles C. Difficile ( November 22nd 2006 )
Blood donation awareness: Héma-Québec increases its activities ( November 2nd 2006 )
Dealing with pain ( October 25th 2006 )
Looking for depression warning signs ( October 25th 2006 )

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